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Patent Drafting for Beginners Nptel Week 1 Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Question 1. Which of the following anticipates the invention in the context of prior art?
a) Before date of filing of the application
b) After date of filing of the application
c) Before the grant of patent
d) Before date of Publication of the application
Question 2. As per Indian Patent law, invention to be patented is/are
a) Product only
b) Process only
c) Both Product and Process
d) Any expression of an idea
Question 3. To perform efficient Novelty search, strategies should include
a) Keyword Search only
b) Classification Search only
c) Combined Keyword and classification search
d) Citation search only
Question 4. In patent law “technical advancement” means
a) Diffusion of technology
b) Technical improvement in existing knowledge
c) Existing knowledge in the domain
d) Market value of the technology
Question 5. Statement 1: The mere discovery of a known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance is patentable.
Statement 2: Mere Admixture of substance resulting only in aggregation of the properties is not patentable.
a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
b) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
c) Statements 1 and 2 are false
d) Statements 1 and 2 are true
Question 6. Statement 1: Publication before patent application does NOT kill novelty.
Statement 2: Prior art can be publication, oral or presentation of the invention.
a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
b) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
c) Statements 1 and 2 both are true
d) Statement 1 and 2 both are false
Question 7. Which of the following justifies skipping a patentability search due to the nature of the technology?
a) The field is highly secretive
b) There are very few competitors in the field
c) There is abundant prior art available
d) The technology is so new that there is little to no prior literature
These are Patent Drafting for Beginners Nptel Week 1 Answers
Question 8. Inventions are Non-Patentable if it is
a) Contrary to natural Law
b) Contrary to Public order or morality
c) Scientific principle / Abstract theory
d) Genetically modified microorganism
Question 9. Requirements of disclosure include
a) Fully and particularly describe the invention, its operation and use
b) Disclose best method of performance
c) Should disclose its market value
d) Physical Model of the invention
Question 10. Criteria for an invention to be patentable are
a) Novelty
b) Non-Obviousness
c) Utility
d) Should contribute 5% to GDP
These are Patent Drafting for Beginners Nptel Week 1 Answers